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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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